Environmental safety and health professionals must meet specific requirements to acquire and retain certification. UCSC Extension offers courses in environmental safety and health; hazardous materials; hazardous waste; and occupational safety and health that will solidify your certifications and advance your career.
Our environmental safety and health courses offer hands-on skills as well as high-level management techniques to equip you for success at the highest level. We also regularly offer the HAZWOPER and the mandatory one-day update courses.
Upcoming Courses and One-Day Updates
Online! Environmental Fate of Pollutants
April 30 - July 31
Enrollments accepted through June 4
Industrial Hygiene and Health
May 1 - 29
Online! Toxicology, Principles
June 13 - September 10
Applied Ergonomics: Human Factors of Safety and Health
June 5 - 13
8-Hr. Annual Refresher Course for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Personnel
June 7
Safety Management, Introduction
July 9 - 30
40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training
August 5 - 9
Downloads
Summer 2013: Environmental H&S Brochure*
Environmental Health and Safety Flier
*Includes table with year-long EH&S schedule.
Environmental H&S
Recertification
Many of UCSC Extension´s EH&S courses qualify for credit toward professional recertification.
ABIH: American Board of Industrial Hygiene. The indicated courses qualify for ABIH certification maintenance points. (www.abih.org).
CSP: Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Indicated courses qualify for Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification maintenance points (www.bcsp.org)
CHMM: Most courses in Environmental Safety and Management program qualify for CEUs needed for recertification of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (www.ihmm.org)
EH&S Experts Wanted
Are you an established EH&S professional with a strong track record and teaching experience? UCSC Extension is looking for highly qualified individuals to add to our instructor pool. Click here for more information or e-mail us at extensionehs@ucsc.edu.
Local EH&S Organizations
In the Bay Area EH&S industry, what you know and who you know are everything. UCSC Extension's EH&S courses help you stay knowledgeable and connected. Here are other important resources to help you expand your network.
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association, Northern California section
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers (Local chapter).
BAESG Bay Area Environmental Safety Group
PIBA Pacific Industrial and Business Association
SESHA Semiconductor Environmental Health and Safety Association
